Castelli
1:
-Many different definitions of digital library
-Definitions are colored by perspective of people working on it
-Lack of standardization in digital libraries - lack of interoperability or reusability
-DELOS (EU) establishes principles to fix all this
2: DL vs DLS vs DLMS
DL: the library / organization
DLS: software & architecture through which users access the DL
DLMS: Generic software system that takes care of the nitty-gritty of running a DL
-XDLS: Complete DLMS that can be added onto
-DLS Warehouse: Components that can be combined in a variety of ways to constitute a DLS - like Lego building blocks
-DLS Generator - Parameterized software system - when first set up, manager selects parameters and the DLS is generated
Comment: Standards are good.
Paepcke
NSF launched Digital Library Initiative in 1994, wich led to Google, CareMedia, and much more
Librarians and Computer Scientists were on equal footing in DLI until the web came along and shook things up, knocked things towards CS; new developments are swinging things back to more of an equal footing
Comment: This article makes it sound like librarians are useful after all.
Levy
-Public libraries in the USA have always struggled with sense of purpose
-Academic libraries inherit purpose from academic institutions, but finances are a big problem
-Purpose of digital libraries not yet established; much of it is more a religion than practical
-More discussions and debates need to be had to find purpose (and thus direction)
Comment: Discussion is good.
Arms
Libraries are expensive - digital libraries may be able to help bring costs down
Much of the cost of libraries are in cost of staffing
Article discusses the possibility that skilled librarian work might eventually be taken over by computers.
"Brute force computing" - utilizing Moore's law to solve things through immense computing power.
Computers still cannot actively seek information - only recognize patterns.
Automatic systems cannot be selective; traditional libraries have to be selective to keep costs down
Automated digital libraries + open access information on the Internet == Ford Model T
Comment: This article reinforces my belief (fear?) that digital libraries are going to destroy the concept of "librarian."
Schwartz
No set definition of "digital library." An LIS class project found 64 different formal / informal definitions of "digital library."
Hybrid library: mix between conventional and digital library
Currently digital librarians are more concerned with coping with the enormous tasks and decisions at hand than philosophy.
Overall reaction
I think I "get" what digital libraries are, and given my multidisciplinary background, I can see the different points of view on them. I can understand the computer scientist "fix a problem" and "ooh this is neat" viewpoint. I can understand the "information for its own sake" librarian / liberal arts point of view. What really distresses me is all of the discussion about financial issues and whether or not librarians are going to continue to be useful. I think they are useful and things should be changed to bring more money in, but nobody really cares about that - everything has to be done faster and cheaper.
1:
-Many different definitions of digital library
-Definitions are colored by perspective of people working on it
-Lack of standardization in digital libraries - lack of interoperability or reusability
-DELOS (EU) establishes principles to fix all this
2: DL vs DLS vs DLMS
DL: the library / organization
DLS: software & architecture through which users access the DL
DLMS: Generic software system that takes care of the nitty-gritty of running a DL
-XDLS: Complete DLMS that can be added onto
-DLS Warehouse: Components that can be combined in a variety of ways to constitute a DLS - like Lego building blocks
-DLS Generator - Parameterized software system - when first set up, manager selects parameters and the DLS is generated
Comment: Standards are good.
Paepcke
NSF launched Digital Library Initiative in 1994, wich led to Google, CareMedia, and much more
Librarians and Computer Scientists were on equal footing in DLI until the web came along and shook things up, knocked things towards CS; new developments are swinging things back to more of an equal footing
Comment: This article makes it sound like librarians are useful after all.
Levy
-Public libraries in the USA have always struggled with sense of purpose
-Academic libraries inherit purpose from academic institutions, but finances are a big problem
-Purpose of digital libraries not yet established; much of it is more a religion than practical
-More discussions and debates need to be had to find purpose (and thus direction)
Comment: Discussion is good.
Arms
Libraries are expensive - digital libraries may be able to help bring costs down
Much of the cost of libraries are in cost of staffing
Article discusses the possibility that skilled librarian work might eventually be taken over by computers.
"Brute force computing" - utilizing Moore's law to solve things through immense computing power.
Computers still cannot actively seek information - only recognize patterns.
Automatic systems cannot be selective; traditional libraries have to be selective to keep costs down
Automated digital libraries + open access information on the Internet == Ford Model T
Comment: This article reinforces my belief (fear?) that digital libraries are going to destroy the concept of "librarian."
Schwartz
No set definition of "digital library." An LIS class project found 64 different formal / informal definitions of "digital library."
Hybrid library: mix between conventional and digital library
Currently digital librarians are more concerned with coping with the enormous tasks and decisions at hand than philosophy.
Overall reaction
I think I "get" what digital libraries are, and given my multidisciplinary background, I can see the different points of view on them. I can understand the computer scientist "fix a problem" and "ooh this is neat" viewpoint. I can understand the "information for its own sake" librarian / liberal arts point of view. What really distresses me is all of the discussion about financial issues and whether or not librarians are going to continue to be useful. I think they are useful and things should be changed to bring more money in, but nobody really cares about that - everything has to be done faster and cheaper.
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